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These players make impact without making headlines

By Linda Cohn
ESPN.com

Friday, February 2, 2007

As I watched New York Rangers All-Star Brendan Shanahan stick up for his captain, Jaromir Jagr, yet again (this time, not with his fists, but with a verbal barrage against officials), I got to thinking … A player doesn't have to have a "C" on his jersey to be a leader. In Shanny's case, he wears the "A" in the Big Apple, but sometimes no letter is needed to have an impact on your teammates. Every NHL team has a player who fits that description, but I've selected five players who are not ...

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